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Porsche is setting up electric car insurance for the Taycan

November 7, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

With the launch of the Taycan, Porsche Financial Services is now offering not only established motor vehicle insurance but also a policy specially tailored to electric cars. The new insurance offer is still simply called the Taycan policy, which is likely to change with the premiere of further electric cars from Porsche. According to the […]

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Citroën C5 Aircross PHEV to be released mid 2020

November 7, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Citroën has presented the new C5 Aircross Hybrid, which is offered in the UK at gross list prices starting at £35,340, or in France at €39,950. Deliveries are scheduled to start in mid-2020. In the compact SUV, Citroën is relying on the smaller of the two possible PHEV variants. We remember: PSA’s EMP2 platform basically […]

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Where Ford’s electric models are to be made

November 5, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Ford renegotiated its union contract last week in the USA and the key points have just been leaked. The revealed details concern planned investments in individual plants as well as decisions concerning each manufacturing location for planned electric models. In the majority of the US plants, the existing models will continue to be manufactured, with […]

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First BMW X3 plug-in hybrid 4WD to hit Australian market in mid-2020

November 5, 2019 Michael Mazengarb Syndicated Comments Off

BMW to release plug in hybrid version of X3 model in 2020, arguing plug-in hybrids best compromise as Australia still finding its feet with charging infrastructure.
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BMW shows PHEV version of the X3

November 4, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

BMW has introduced the new X3 xDrive30e with plug-in hybrid drive. The model is to be produced from December 2019 together with the conventionally powered model variants of the X3 at BMW’s Spartanburg plant in the USA and will be available in Spring 2020 worldwide. It is the brand’s first model to be offered both […]

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Norway marks 3,742 new BEVs sold in October

November 2, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Exactly 3,742 electric cars were newly registered in Norway in October. The market share of electric cars among car registrations was 35.7 per cent. The most successful model of all drive types was the Audi e-tron quattro. Compared with September, 2,344 fewer electric cars were put on the road. This is largely attributable to the […]

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BMW orders hybrid drives from Magna

October 31, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Magna has received its largest production order for transmission technologies in the company’s history from the BMW Group. The multi-year contract covers all front-wheel-drive dual-clutch transmissions, including hybrid transmissions. The transmission technologies will be used in more than 170 different vehicle applications. Magna’s new hybrid solution does not affect the overall size of the transmission, […]

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Volvo explains the scheme behind their BEV names

October 30, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

With the XC40 P8 AWD Recharge, Volvo recently introduced its first electric car. Now the Swedes are explaining their new nomenclature – including the other electrified versions. Until now it was quite simple: The petrol engines were called “T”, the diesel engines “D”, each combined with a number between 2 and 8 to indicate the […]

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BYD expects sales drop after subsidy loss

October 30, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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BYD expects its total 2019 profit to fall 43 per cent after the Chinese government’s cut in subsidies led to a drop in sales of electric cars and plug-in hybrids. In the third quarter, BYD’s sales were down 9.17 per cent and profit 88.6 per cent, according to preliminary quarterly results. Sales were still at […]

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Daimler’s rumoured electric offensive for Mercedes-AMG

October 29, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

The new head of Daimler, Ola Källenius, apparently also plans the comprehensive electrification for the sports car brand AMG. The aim is supposedly not only to double the performance brand subsidiary’s sales, but also rely on (partially) electric drives – out of necessity. According to Manager Magazin, the AMG models are to be “rapidly converted […]

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